Think you can outsmart the wait times at Disney World? We’re putting our Lightning Lane strategy to the test. From booking on the app before your morning coffee to modifying during the day, we share what worked, what didn’t, and why we’ll still never wait 15 minutes for Under the Sea in Magic Kingdom.

Plus, we reveal a little-talked-about tool that helped us outsmart the Disney app when booking our rides.

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Want to stay at a deluxe Disney resort without selling a kidney? In this episode, we break down how we use the DVC Rental Store to book amazing stays for less — from finding availability to what to expect when you check in. We share our own experiences, tips for first-timers, and the pros and cons you should know before renting points. And while we do talk a lot about the DVC Rental Store, that’s just because we’re slightly obsessed… not because we’ve been paid in Mickey bars.

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We’re back from our Disney trip... and deep in the post-vacation reflection.

In this episode, we talk about what it’s like to come down from the Disney high. The weird things we miss, the things we definitely don’t, and how quickly we found ourselves watching fireworks videos and texting about future trips.

Plus: We anticipate the new book Disney Adults and we ask ourselves the question we’ve been avoiding, "Are we Disney Adults now?"

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It’s the final stretch of our June Disney trip—and we went out in true We Did This to Ourselves fashion: sweaty and slightly overdressed.

In this episode, we’re recapping our last day at Magic Kingdom, an eventful resort day, and a farewell tour that included trivia games, popcorn, and a progressive dinner across the Monorail and BoardWalk. We talk yelling at kids in gift shops, rainy goodbyes, and eating breakfasts made up of mostly bread and sugar.

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This week, we’re tackling our Hollywood Studios and EPCOT days — where the snacks were strong, the heat was stronger, and our strategies mostly held up. We talk about what happens when two major rides go down, the disappointment of the Wookie Cookie, and our very first spin on Cosmic Rewind. Plus: a walk through the France pavilion, a MuppetVision goodbye, and pushing our family to the threshold of a breakdown.

Also in this episode: Stef dreams of a Christmas reservation, POV rides come to Disney+, and we each pick our four favorite Disney songs in the Lightning Lane.

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We’re back at Disney World—and slightly more competent this time. In this episode, we kick off our most recent family trip with stories from our arrival day, our stay at Wilderness Lodge (yes, it lives up to the hype), our first Magic Kingdom day, and why your kids are flipping out in Disney World.

We also reflect on how this trip felt different from our first: Stef got more involved in the planning, Jon got way too excited about the lobby smell, and somehow we still found ourselves in a chaotic Uber situation and chasing a missing MagicBand.

Plus: Magic Candle Co. candles, Christmas trip FOMO, and the joys of a Steakhouse 71 stack burger.

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This was supposed to be a one-and-done trip. You know—make the memories, take the photos, never go back.

In this episode, we’re rewinding to our very first family trip to Disney World. How it got delayed (thanks, pandemic), what we thought we were getting into, and how it somehow turned us into people who now have a Disney podcast. We’re sharing the best and worst moments, rookie mistakes, unexpected magic, and the exact moment we realized wanted to go back.

Plus, we reveal our biggest planning fail, our heat-induced meltdown moment, and the ride that surprised us most.

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We didn’t mean to become Disney people. But then we planned the trip. Paid for the trip. Walked 14 miles in 94-degree heat to ride Rise of the Resistance—and somewhere along the way, we became casually obsessed.

In our very first episode, we (Jon and Stef) introduce ourselves, talk about how two moderately skeptical Ohio parents turned into slightly unhinged Disney obsessives, and explain what this podcast is—and what it definitely isn’t. Plus: how we're fighting the post-trip Disney blues, the Instagram reels we can’t stop watching, and a Lightning Lane round of rapid-fire Disney opinions to set the tone.

From the porch. With drinks. Welcome in.

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